Primary Care Interventions to Promote Breastfeeding: Article

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Intervention Timing	Initiation		Short-Term		Intermediate-Term		Long-Term
Intervention Timing	Studies, n	Rate Ratio(95% CI)	Studies, n	Rate Ratio(95% CI)	Studies, n	Rate Ratio(95% CI)	Studies, n	Rate Ratio(95% CI)
Any breastfeeding
Prenatal	7	1.03 (0.98–1.08)	5	1.37 (1.14–1.64)	1	0.98 (0.83–1.15)	3	0.96 (0.87–1.06)
Postpartum	3	0.97 (0.95–1.00)	6	1.07 (0.98–1.17)	5	0.98 (0.83–1.16)	6	1.25 (0.94–1.66)
Combined	6	1.09 (0.93–1.27)	7	1.09 (0.95–1.24)	5	1.15 (1.01–1.31)	2	1.38 (1.33–1.43)
Exclusive breastfeeding
Prenatal	6	1.03 (0.93–1.14)	3	1.52 (1.22–1.90)	0	–	4	1.27 (0.92–1.75)
Postpartum	3	1.05 (0.96–1.13)	5	1.19 (1.07–1.33)	3	1.03 (0.62–1.70)	2	1.60 (1.10–2.32)
Combined	4	1.18 (0.94–1.47)	9	2.14 (0.95–4.81)	1	5.00 (0.24–102)	5	3.01 (0.93–9.77)